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Borrelia recurrentis Infection - Spirochetes were visible (arrows), a finding that suggested louseborne relapsing fever #Clinical
relapsing fever #Clinical ... #Pathology #BorreliaRecurrentis ... #Recurrentis #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
African Trypanosomiasis - The examination was notable for the two erythematous lesions, each measuring 3 to
peripheral-blood smear ... rhodesiense) (Panel B) #Clinical ... #Derm #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy ... TrypanosomaBrucei #NEJM
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
I see all of these ... leukemia #APL #APML #Pathology ... #Hematology #Clinical ... #Smear
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed mild dilatation of the
bacilli (Panel D) #Clinical ... #Radiology #Pathology ... Tuberculosis #Pyuria #Smear ... AcidFastBacilli #Microscopy #NEJM
Peripheral-Blood Smear. A peripheral-blood smear (Wright’s stain) shows spherocytes (selectively indicated by arrows). #Clinical #Pathology #Spherocytosis
Peripheral-Blood Smear ... peripheral-blood smear ... #Clinical #Pathology ... HereditarySpherocytosis #NEJM
Burkitt-Like Lymphoma with 11q Aberration
Clinical
 • Provisional entity
 • Comprises a group of lymphomas that morphologically
11q Aberration Clinical ... without CNS or BM ... • Similar clinical ... Aberration #diagnosis #hemepath ... #pathology
B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
Clinical
 - Primarily a disease of childhood, 75% <6 yo
 - Increased
Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Clinical ... disease with limited BM ... Leukemia #Lymphoma #hemepath ... #pathology #prognosis
Hyperkalemia after Missed Hemodialysis - Initial electrocardiogram showed peaked T waves and a prolonged QT segment
segment (Panel A) #Clinical ... #Cardiology #EM ... Hyperkalemia #PeakedT #NEJM
Guide to systemic mastocytosis

Criteria for diagnosis: at least 1 major and 1 minor or 3 minor
aggregates) in BM ... are atypical on BM ... #mastocytosis #hemepath ... #pathology #algorithm ... #diagnosis #clinical
Trichodysplasia spinulosa: follicles plugged w/ hyperkeratotic & parakeratotic debris, excessive inner root sheath differentiation towards keratinization.
EM shows intranuclear ... Trichodysplasia #spinulosa #Pathology ... #Dermatology #Clinical